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USPTO Publishes Final Rules for Micro-Entity Status and Fee Schedule

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Warren Woessner

On December 19, 2012, the Patent Office published the final rule: “Changes to Implement Micro Entity Status for Paying Patents Fees” –77 Fed. Reg. 75019–and on January 18, 2013 the final fee schedule is expected to be published (link below). … Continue reading →

Supreme Court Denies Cert. in Sherley v. Sebelius

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Warren Woessner

The pesky worry about a possible Supreme Court review of the ruling by the D.C. Court of Appeals affirming the Circuit Court’s dismissal of a challenge to the 2009 NIH Stem Cell Funding Guidelines – which permitted NIH funding of … Continue reading →

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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Conference on Patenting in the Life Sciences

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Warren Woessner

I will be speaking at this conference in March, 2013. ************************* GENES & DIAGNOSTICS: A MYRIAD OF ISSUES IN BIOTECH IP March 10 – 13, 2013 REGISTRATION DEADLINE: March 1st http://meetings.cshl.edu/meetings/2013/patent13.shtml Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is pleased to announce a … Continue reading →

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In re Rosuvastatin Calcium Patent Litigation – Making “Therasense” out of Confusion

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Warren Woessner

Recently, a divided three judge panel sorting out a multi-party Hatch-Waxman suit, ruled that the patentee, Shinonogi, had not committed inequitable conduct in obtaining the patent that was subsequently reissued so as to obtain narrow claims focused on Rosuvastatin, or … Continue reading →